Police say the the man also covered her face with a white cloth while the second man ripped her purse from her arm. Both suspects ran away after the attack, which occurred about 1:15 a.m. Roat refused medical treatment.

Police are looking for two black males, about 5 feet 6 inches tall with average builds.

CHEVY CHASE BANK IS ROBBED AT CLOSING

A man who said he had a gun robbed the Chevy Chase Bank on Ritchie Highway on Tuesday afternoon, escaping with an undetermined amount of money.

Police say the man entered the bank, in the 7900 block Ritchie Highway, at 3:30 p.m., just before it closed, went up to a teller and handed her a note and a deposit slip. The note said it was a hold-up, demanded $1,500 and said the man had a gun.

Police say the teller started to count out the money. The suspect then demanded the money she had in her hand and also demanded the note and deposit slip back. He left the bank and ran in an unknown direction.

Police say the suspect had been holding a rolled up newspaper, which they believe held a black automatic handgun. Police also said the man is believed to be a former customer of the bank.

The suspect was last seen wearing a brown hat, dark mirror sunglasses, a tan coat, light-blue jeans and penny loafers. The FBI has been contacted and the investigation is continuing.

A MAN FROM DUNKIRK FACES DRUG CHARGES

A 23-year-old Dunkirk man was charged with various drug offenses Wednesday night after he was stopped by county police while driving in Churchton.

Darren James Junta, of Jewell Road, was charged with driving under the influence of drugs, possession of drugs and possession drugs with intent to distribute.

Police say they stopped a man after he drove away from a parking lot in the Shady Side area and a police officer saw him swerving and driving "well under the speed limit."

Police say they smelled an odor of PCP coming from the man and the man "did not seem to know where he was."

Police say they found a cigarette inside of a bottle soaked with PCP, a bag containing PCP inside the man's jacket and eight bags of PCP in the trunk of the car. The total weight of the drugs was 80 grams, police say.

VICTIM'S HAND IS CUT IN ROBBERY ATTEMPT

A 31-year-old Glen Burnie man was injured Wednesday after being jabbed with a knife by a man who tried to rob him in the Ames department store parking lot, at the intersection of Ritchie Highway and Jumpers Hole Road.